The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced a public webinar on February 9, 2021, as part of the SEDAR 71 assessment of the South Atlantic gag grouper stock. This webinar will cover discussions on data and modeling, and finalize these discussions as part of a multi-step process to determine the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region. The assessments are carried out in collaboration with various fishery management councils and commissions. The meeting is open to the public, and accommodations are available for people with disabilities.
Simple Explanation
The government is having an online meeting to talk about how many gag groupers, a type of fish, are in a part of the ocean, and everyone can listen in. They'll use this chat to figure out if there are enough fish and share this info with people who take care of fishing rules.